| Deposit ID | 10304343 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 5330371016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hirakud |
| Alternate or previous names | Hirakud,Orissa |
| Point of reference | Plant |
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| Geographic coordinates: | 83.91694, 21.26621 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orissa(province)
India(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| India | Orissa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 83.91694, 21.26621 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
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| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1959 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Ownership category | Mixed |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcan Aluminum Ltd. |
| Interest | 55 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Private Interests |
| Interest | 45 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1985 - 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | BOM 1985 - 87, Est. Al Metal Capacity 25000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1980-1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub. Rated Al Metal Capacity; 1980-1987 25000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub. Rated Al Metal Capacity; 1988 41000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5330371016 |
IBA/EB/XLII/5/88, "PRIMARY ALUMINIUM SMELTER CAPACITY BY
PLANT", PAGE 30D.
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1985,
PAGE 249.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 147,
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 15, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,
"PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A
DATA BANK", CONTRACT #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILS DATA IN THE "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" FIELD IS THE YEAR OF START-UP FOR THE SMELTER. ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND NET- WORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF ALUMINUM METAL. TRANSPORT RECORDS 01, 02 ARE GENERAL DATA, THEY WERE USED IN THE ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORD 03 IS MORE SPECIFIC IT WAS USED IN THE NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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